Drivers come up clean

CASEY police have praised local drivers after a five-hour operation last week failed to uncover any drugs, weapons or stolen goods in vehicles.
Removing illegal drugs from Casey streets was the aim of Thursday night’s Operation CARE, with Casey Traffic Management Unit (TMU) Senior Constable Allen Inderwisch saying a focus for police was on partygoers attempting to take illegal drugs into some of the municipality’s popular night spots.
The police set up roadblocks in the car park of Castello’s Berwick Springs Hotel, and on the streets surrounding Club 1422 and checked 124 vehicles.
During the operation, police issued 14 defect notices and found two unregistered vehicles and one unlicensed driver.
Two P-plate drivers were caught failing to display their P-plates and one P-plate driver was found having more than one peer passenger. Police also nabbed three drivers who failed to obey a stop sign.
Sen Const Inderwisch said police set up around the licensed venues in an effort to tackle the anti-social issues in the area.
He said the community needed to be aware that Operation CARE was not just a daytime operation, as it originally was over a three-month period earlier this year targeting drivers committing crime and traffic offences. Operation CARE will run until the end of the year.